Government
Why did direct democracy work in Athens?
The city-state's population of citizens was small.
in what city-state did women have more freedom?
Sparta
Who united Greece and built a large empire?
Alexander the Great
Who was the Parthenon built for?
Athena
Who was the Peloponnesian war between
Athens and Sparta
which is evidence that Sparta had elements of democracy?
Ephors could take kings out of power
Who built Alexandria?
Alexander the great
Why were the Olympic Games held?
To honor Zeus.
Why is the Parthenon considered a fine Greek building?
Because of its balance and harmony of parts
Sparta with help from the Persian Empire.
What were boys in Sparta taught to do?
They were taught how to fight and to obey orders.
How did geography affect the development of the city-states?
The mountains isolated them and the seas separated them.
Why did Hippocrates develop the hippocratic oath?
to encourage doctors to use ethical practices.
what kind of land form is Greece?
A peninsula
Who were the Persian wars between?
Persia and the Greek city-states
What kind of government did Athens have?
a direct democracy
Why were products, ideas, and tech exchanged in Alexandria?
it was the center of trade for Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Who created the Socratic Method?
Socrates
What is the Acropolis
A place where people of power reside
what is an important lesson to learn from the Persian wars?
That a unified Greece could beat a larger army.
Who could be the assembly in Athens?
Free adult males
What did Athens trade with other city-states?
olive oil
Aristotle.
what did Sparta excel at during war times and what did Athens excel at?
Sparta had a great army and Athens has a supreme navy
What was an important effect of the Peloponnesian war?
Other nations saw Greece's lack of unification as weak.